Notorious B.I.G.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer

Category: Performer

Inducted: 2020

Inducted by: Sean "Diddy" Combs

Nominated: 2020

First Eligible: 2020 Ceremony


Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2020 (ranked #215) .

R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Ready to Die222020
Life After Death1792020
Ready to Die1342012
Life After Death4762012

R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Juicy (1994)322021
Big Poppa (1994)3302021

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Ready To Die (1994)
Life After Death (1997)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Juicy (1994)
Big Poppa (1994)
Hypnotize (1997)
Mo Money Mo Problems (1997)

Notorious B.I.G. @ Wikipedia



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Out of all the 90s rappers who should be inducted into the Hall, The Notorious B.I.G. is one of them because his gritty realism won him both respect and credibility.

Many rap artists have called him the greatest rapper of all time and while in my mind, he isn't, I can't deny his voice and the way he raps. His music is way better then a lot of the hack rappers we have today.

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 12/1/2013 @ 22:54pm


Out of all the 90s rappers who should be inducted into the Hall, The Notorious B.I.G. is one of them because his gritty realism won him both respect and credibility.

Many rap artists have called him the greatest rapper of all time and while in my mind, he isn't, I can't deny his voice and the way he raps. His music is way better then a lot of the hack rappers we have today.

Posted by Andrew on Sunday, 12/1/2013 @ 22:54pm


Just another gangsta rapper like N.W.A. Nothing special at all... At least Pac and Big L had socially conscious songs... Biggie had no redeeming value at all... Not hall of fame worthy.

Posted by Michael on Sunday, 05/11/2014 @ 21:22pm


Listen to "Keep Ya Head Up" by Tupac, and "Big Poppa" by Biggie. They sound very similar

Posted by Karl Singleton on Thursday, 06/5/2014 @ 10:51am


If 2Pac was inducted into the RRHOF. Then Biggie is a lock for induction too.

Posted by Joe-Skee on Wednesday, 03/29/2017 @ 16:54pm


It is sickening that rap "musicians" are being inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL hall of fame.

Posted by Rapiscringe on Friday, 05/18/2018 @ 16:47pm


It's 2019 and people are still repeating that old "rap isn't music" garbage. I guess we shouldn't be surprised. Anyway, B.I.G. should be a lock this year.

Posted by A-Killa on Thursday, 07/11/2019 @ 18:00pm


Biggie may or may not get in. Depends on how strong his votes are with the committee. He was always compared to 2Pac, who could be considered the rock and roll star of the hip-hop generation. Despite Biggie's success and his contributions to hip-hop, I feel he does have a lot going AGAINST him. I mean I don't think he has the same hurdles that someone like Eric B. and Rakim did. But if LL Cool J has had trouble getting in, there's not too much confidence in Biggie's chances. I'm not saying to count him out but I just don't want anyone to be surprised if he loses.

Posted by Timothy Pernell on Wednesday, 01/1/2020 @ 23:48pm


I have no problem with Biggie being nominated for the Rock and Roll HOF...as soon as Metallica is nominated for the HipHop hall of fame. Rock and hip hop are 2 different things period.

Posted by Gary T on Wednesday, 01/15/2020 @ 11:40am


I agree 100% with Gary T. every time someone starts talking about rap artists (you mean people who can't actually sing, but talk) being included into the rock and roll hall of fame, somehow they bring up the "roots" of rap or Chuck Berry or something, which has nothing to do with the different genres of music.

For example, just google music genres and you get hip hop, jazz, rock, country, etc. There is already a hall of fame for music including country, blues, gospel, etc.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame should not be a popularity contest, where great singers of any genre are admitted simply because they sold a lot of records signing pop songs or songs of other genres.

Posted by Kirk F on Wednesday, 01/15/2020 @ 12:35pm


Man! White "so call" artist steal soul music, call something else and have the nerve to complain. There is no such thing as Rock and Roll. You guys are rocking of stolen soul music.. .

Posted by Cory L. on Wednesday, 04/29/2020 @ 10:10am


Jesus christ white rockists, it covers a wide diaspora of popular music and obviously the rap isn't rock ship sailed a long time ago. Let it go and support all viable popular music artists getting in.

Posted by David W Richman on Saturday, 02/5/2022 @ 00:20am


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